Shoe last



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J. w. BROCKMAN SHOE LAST Filed July '11, 192

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UNETEO JOSEPH W.

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COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO.

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Application filed July 11,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn W. Bnocn- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Cincinnati, in; the county of Hamilton a and Stateof Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Shoe Last, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention described herein is of the same general class described inmy two co- 1o pending applications, in which the general object is toprovide a last which has a re newable toe which may be ohanged'as oftenas the style changes without having to re new the entire last. In theinvention described herein the particular object in view has been toproduce a last in which the re newable toe is attached to the body ofthe last in a manner such that greater strength is obtained thanheretofore so that the last will be enabled to withstand more roughusage.

This and other objects are attained in the last. described in thespecification and illustrated in the drawing, in which Fig. 1 is apartial plan view of the toe portion of a last embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but showing in a somewhat detachedmanner, a new toe and the body portion of the last.

Fig. 3 is a partial side elevation of a last embodying my invention.

Fig. t is a transverse sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 2.

In the construction I have chosen to illus- 3 trate as an embodiment ofmy invention two side dowels 5 and 6 are inset into the sides of thebody and toe. A centrally located dowel 7 is mortised into the body ofthe last as Well as into the toe. I have shown 40 a slightly reducedshank 8 for first securing the dowel in the body portion in order toleave an enlarged head 9 for entrance into the toe, although thiscondition may be re- 1922. Serial No. 574,234.

I versed or the dowel made of uniform mensions from end to end, ifdesired. The fastening of the dowel 7 in the body portron as well as inthe toe is preferably accomplished by small vertically extending dowels10 and 11 passing through dowel T as well as the wood of the body andtoe lying above and below the dowel, in additlon to glue. The sidedowels 5 and 6 are secured in their mounting slots by means of glueonly.

An advantage of my improved construc tion over the other renewable orchangeable toe last constructions is that the dowel, while strengtheningthe joint between the toe and body by reason of its presence alone,is'also reenforced by the presence of a certain amount of wood of thebody and toe, lying above and below the dowel, as for example, at 12 and18 in Fig. 4.

Thus by reason of my construction, the end and cross grain of the toeportion of all lasts, is strengthened and the last made more capable ofrough usage, at the same time that its toe is made a practical andchangeable feature of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is v A shoe lastcomprising a body, a renewable toe portion, and means for securing thetoe portion to the body portion, said means comprising a central dowelrecessed into the body and toe portion, the wood of the body and toeentirely surrounding the dowel, and side dowels recessed into the sidesof the body and toe.

In witness whereof, I afix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSEPH w. BROCKMAN.

